Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved Information Collection for Data Collection for Container Availability, 11390-11391 [2014-04169]
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Friday, February 28, 2014
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unless the collection of information
displays a currently valid OMB control
number and the agency informs
potential persons who are to respond to
the collection of information that such
persons are not required to respond to
the collection of information unless it
displays a currently valid OMB control
number.
Agricultural Marketing Service
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Submission for OMB Review;
Comment Request
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February 24, 2014.
The Department of Agriculture will
submit the following information
collection requirement(s) to OMB for
review and clearance under the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995,
Public Law 104–13 on or after the date
of publication of this notice. Comments
regarding (a) whether the collection of
information is necessary for the proper
performance of the functions of the
agency, including whether the
information will have practical utility;
(b) the accuracy of the agency’s estimate
of burden including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (c)
ways to enhance the quality, utility and
clarity of the information to be
collected; (d) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
through the use of appropriate
automated, electronic, mechanical, or
other technological collection
techniques or other forms of information
technology should be addressed to: Desk
Officer for Agriculture, Office of
Information and Regulatory Affairs,
Office of Management and Budget
(OMB), New Executive Office Building,
Washington, DC; New Executive Office
Building, 725 17th Street NW.,
Washington, DC 20503. Commenters are
encouraged to submit their comments to
OMB via email to: OIRA_Submission@
omb.eop.gov or fax (202) 395–5806 and
to Departmental Clearance Office,
USDA, OCIO, Mail Stop 7602,
Washington, DC 20250–7602.
Comments regarding these
information collections are best assured
of having their full effect if received by
March 31, 2014. Copies of the
submission(s) may be obtained by
calling (202) 720–8681.
An agency may not conduct or
sponsor a collection of information
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Title: Vegetable and Specialty Crops.
OMB Control Number: 0581–0178.
Summary of Collection: The
Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act
of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 601–674; Act) was
designed to permit regulation of certain
agricultural commodities for the
purpose of providing orderly marketing
conditions in interstate commerce and
improving returns to growers. The
Orders and Agreements become
effective only after public hearings are
held in accordance with formal
rulemaking procedures specified by the
Act. The vegetable, and specialty crops
marketing order programs provide an
opportunity for producers in specified
production areas to work together to
solve marketing problems that cannot be
solved individually.
Need and Use of the Information:
Various forms are used to collect
information necessary to effectively
carry out the requirements of the Act
and the Order/Agreement. Orders and
Agreements can authorize the issuance
of grade, size, quality, maturity,
inspection requirements, pack and
container requirements, and pooling
and volume regulations. Information
collected is used to formulate market
policy, track current inventory and
statistical data for market development
programs, ensure compliance, and
verify eligibility, monitor and record
grower’s information. If this information
were not collected, it would eliminate
data needed to keep the industry and
the Secretary abreast of changes at the
State and local level.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for profit; Farms; Individuals or
households.
Number of Respondents: 20,446.
Frequency of Responses: Reporting:
On occasion, Quarterly, Biennially,
Weekly, Semi-annually, Monthly,
Annually and Recordkeeping.
Total Burden Hours: 24,279.
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Agricultural Marketing Service
Title: Organic Handler Market
Promotion Assessment Exemption.
OMB Control Number: 0581–0216.
Summary of Collection: Industries
enter into a marketing order program
under the Agricultural Marketing
Agreement Act (AMAA) of 1937, as
amended by U.S.C. 601–674. Marketing
Order programs provide an opportunity
for producers of fresh fruit, vegetables,
and specialty crops, in specified
production areas, to work together to
solve marketing problems that cannot be
solved individually. In 2002, section
501 of the FAIR Act was amended (7
U.S.C. 7401) to exempt any person that
produces and markets solely 100
percent organic products, and that does
not produce any conventional or nonorganic products, from paying
assessments under a commodity
promotion law with respect to any
agricultural commodity that is produced
on a certified organic farm as defined in
section 2103 of the Organic Foods
Production Act of 1990.
Need and Use of the Information: The
information collected on form FV–649,
is necessary to assist the applicants in
making their certifications and the
committees or boards to determine an
applicant’s eligibility, to properly
administer the assessment exemption
and to verify compliance.
Description of Respondents: Business
or other for-profit; Farms.
Number of Respondents: 55.
Frequency of Responses:
Recordkeeping; Reporting: On occasion;
Annually.
Total Burden Hours: 28.
Charlene Parker,
Departmental Information Collection
Clearance Officer.
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS–TM–14–0019]
Notice of Request for Extension of a
Currently Approved Information
Collection for Data Collection for
Container Availability
AGENCY:
Agricultural Marketing Service,
USDA.
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Notice and request for
comments.
ACTION:
In accordance with the
Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice
announces the Agricultural Marketing
Service’s (AMS) intention to request
approval, from the Office of
Management and Budget, for an
extension without change of a currently
approved information collection titled
Data Collection for Container
Availability.
SUMMARY:
Comments on this notice must be
received by April 29, 2014 to be assured
of consideration.
Additional Information Or Comments:
Contact April Taylor, Transportation
Services Division, Transportation and
Marketing Program, Agricultural
Marketing Service, U.S. Department of
Agriculture, 1400 Independence Ave.
SW.—Room 4534 South, Stop 0266,
Washington, DC 20250, telephone 202–
295–7374, fax 202–690-2451.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Data Collection for Container
Availability.
OMB Number: 0581–0276.
Expiration Date of Approval:
September 30, 2014.
Type of Request: Extension without
change of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing
Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621–1627) directs
and authorizes the collection and
dissemination of marketing information
including adequate outlook information,
on a market area basis, for the purpose
of anticipating and meeting consumer
requirements aiding in the maintenance
of farm income and to bring about a
balance between production and
utilization.
As part of the Agricultural Marketing
Service, the Transportation Services
Division (TSD) provides insightful
agricultural transportation information
and analysis to help move agricultural
products to market. TSD informs,
represents, and assists agricultural
shippers and government policymakers
through: Market reports, representation,
analysis, assistance, and responses to
inquiries. TSD collects data for its
analysis from public resources as well
as unique data sources to help the
agricultural exporters make the most out
of the transportation options available.
The Data Collection for Container
Availability provides U.S. agricultural
exporters with weekly data detailing the
availability of containers at 18 select
locations around the country. AMS
collects these data on a voluntary basis
from ocean container carriers and then
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provides these up-to-date data in an
aggregate report on its Web site. The
goal of the report is to provide more
transparency in the market for the
location and availability of marine
shipping containers for U.S. exporters.
Exporters use this tool to make more
knowledgeable decisions about which
locations provide the best chance for
finding available containers to move
their products overseas.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting
burden for this collection of information
is estimated to average 1.61 hours per
response.
Respondents: Ocean Container/Liner
Carriers and the Transpacific
Stabilization Agreement.
Estimated Number of Respondents:
21.
Estimated Total Annual Responses:
1,092.
Estimated Number of Responses per
Respondent: 52.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on
Respondents: 1,759.26.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether
the proposed collection of information
is necessary for the proper performance
of the functions of the agency, including
whether the information will have
practical utility; (2) the accuracy of the
agency’s estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information
including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3)
ways to enhance the quality, utility, and
clarity of the information to be
collected; and (4) ways to minimize the
burden of the collection of information
on those who are to respond, including
the use of appropriate automated,
electronic, mechanical, or other
technological collection techniques or
other forms of information technology.
Comments may be sent to April Taylor,
Transportation Services Division,
Transportation and Marketing Program,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S.
Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Ave. SW.—Rm 4534
South, Stop 0266, Washington, DC
20250, telephone 202–295–7374, fax
202–690–2451. All comments received
will be available for public inspection
during regular business hours at the
same address.
All responses to this notice will be
summarized and included in the request
for OMB approval. All comments will
become a matter of public record.
DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Dated: February 18 2014.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural
Marketing Service.
Purpose and Need for Action
The purpose of this proposal is to
reauthorize livestock grazing consistent
with Forest Plan standards and
guidelines. Based on surveys,
conditions on some streams in the
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Forest Service
Ochoco National Forest, Lookout
Mountain Ranger District; Oregon;
Bear Creek Allotment Management
Plans EIS
Forest Service, USDA.
Notice of intent to prepare an
environmental impact statement.
AGENCY:
ACTION:
The Ochoco National Forest is
preparing an environmental impact
statement (EIS) to analyze the effects of
changing grazing management in four
grazing allotments on the Ochoco
National Forest. These four allotments
are Bear Creek, Elkhorn, Snowshoe, and
Trout Creek. The proposed action would
reauthorize term grazing permits, make
rangeland improvements, manage
livestock use and distribution to
facilitate the improvement of riparian
conditions, including streambank
stability, riparian vegetation, and water
temperature, and would conduct
riparian restoration activities on some
streams in the project area. These
actions are needed to achieve and
maintain consistency with the Ochoco
National Forest Land and Resource
Management Plan, as amended.
DATES: Comments concerning the scope
of the analysis must be received by
March 31, 2014. The draft
environmental impact statement is
expected to be completed and available
for public comment in January, 2015.
The final environmental impact
statement is expected to be completed
in May, 2015.
ADDRESSES: Send written comments to
Slater Turner, District Ranger, Lookout
Mountain District, Ochoco National
Forest, 3160 NE Third Street, Prineville,
Oregon 97754. Alternately, electronic
comments may be sent to commentspacificnorthwest-ochoco@fs.fed.us.
Electronic comments must be submitted
as part of the actual email message, or
as an attachment in plain text (.txt),
Microsoft Word (.doc), rich text format
(.rtf), or portable document format
(.pdf).
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Tory
Kurtz, Project Leader, at 3160 NE Third
Street, Prineville, Oregon 97754, or at
(541) 416–6407, or by email at tlkurtz@
fs.fed.us.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
SUMMARY:
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DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
Agricultural Marketing Service
[Doc. No. AMS-TM-14-0019]
Notice of Request for Extension of a Currently Approved
Information Collection for Data Collection for Container Availability
AGENCY: Agricultural Marketing Service, USDA.
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ACTION: Notice and request for comments.
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SUMMARY: In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44
U.S.C. Chapter 35), this notice announces the Agricultural Marketing
Service's (AMS) intention to request approval, from the Office of
Management and Budget, for an extension without change of a currently
approved information collection titled Data Collection for Container
Availability.
DATES: Comments on this notice must be received by April 29, 2014 to be
assured of consideration.
Additional Information Or Comments: Contact April Taylor,
Transportation Services Division, Transportation and Marketing Program,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Ave. SW.--Room 4534 South, Stop 0266, Washington, DC
20250, telephone 202-295-7374, fax 202-690-2451.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
Title: Data Collection for Container Availability.
OMB Number: 0581-0276.
Expiration Date of Approval: September 30, 2014.
Type of Request: Extension without change of a currently approved
information collection.
Abstract: The Agricultural Marketing Act of 1946 (7 U.S.C. 1621-
1627) directs and authorizes the collection and dissemination of
marketing information including adequate outlook information, on a
market area basis, for the purpose of anticipating and meeting consumer
requirements aiding in the maintenance of farm income and to bring
about a balance between production and utilization.
As part of the Agricultural Marketing Service, the Transportation
Services Division (TSD) provides insightful agricultural transportation
information and analysis to help move agricultural products to market.
TSD informs, represents, and assists agricultural shippers and
government policymakers through: Market reports, representation,
analysis, assistance, and responses to inquiries. TSD collects data for
its analysis from public resources as well as unique data sources to
help the agricultural exporters make the most out of the transportation
options available.
The Data Collection for Container Availability provides U.S.
agricultural exporters with weekly data detailing the availability of
containers at 18 select locations around the country. AMS collects
these data on a voluntary basis from ocean container carriers and then
provides these up-to-date data in an aggregate report on its Web site.
The goal of the report is to provide more transparency in the market
for the location and availability of marine shipping containers for
U.S. exporters. Exporters use this tool to make more knowledgeable
decisions about which locations provide the best chance for finding
available containers to move their products overseas.
Estimate of Burden: Public reporting burden for this collection of
information is estimated to average 1.61 hours per response.
Respondents: Ocean Container/Liner Carriers and the Transpacific
Stabilization Agreement.
Estimated Number of Respondents: 21.
Estimated Total Annual Responses: 1,092.
Estimated Number of Responses per Respondent: 52.
Estimated Total Annual Burden on Respondents: 1,759.26.
Comments are invited on: (1) Whether the proposed collection of
information is necessary for the proper performance of the functions of
the agency, including whether the information will have practical
utility; (2) the accuracy of the agency's estimate of the burden of the
proposed collection of information including the validity of the
methodology and assumptions used; (3) ways to enhance the quality,
utility, and clarity of the information to be collected; and (4) ways
to minimize the burden of the collection of information on those who
are to respond, including the use of appropriate automated, electronic,
mechanical, or other technological collection techniques or other forms
of information technology. Comments may be sent to April Taylor,
Transportation Services Division, Transportation and Marketing Program,
Agricultural Marketing Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1400
Independence Ave. SW.--Rm 4534 South, Stop 0266, Washington, DC 20250,
telephone 202-295-7374, fax 202-690-2451. All comments received will be
available for public inspection during regular business hours at the
same address.
All responses to this notice will be summarized and included in the
request for OMB approval. All comments will become a matter of public
record.
Dated: February 18 2014.
Rex A. Barnes,
Associate Administrator, Agricultural Marketing Service.
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